Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:32 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:45 am – 5:38 pm
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People85 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.832 householdsMedian household income $83,409Median home value $187,50075% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 27°F25 in of rain a year, on about 42 dayswettest month June7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days102 days above 90°F, 85 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Turkey station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsCaprock Canyons Trailwaystate recreation area · 11.7 mi · 1,057 acresCaprock Canyons State Parkstate park · 14.7 mi · 13,970 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 7 Oct 200749 mi away, near Childress, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 7 Oct 200749 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMotley County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025314 of 338 days measured22 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 24, worst day 167main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lubbock County, TX, 66 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFlomot Water Supply Corporationserves 55 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202113 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,378 ft725 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeFlomot Post Office3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLubbock Preston Smith International Airport LBB64 miUS highwayUS 6215 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79234 ZIP area.
